Business Continuity Analyst / Business Resilience Analyst

Job Title: Business Continuity Analyst / Business Resilience Analyst

Location: Issaquah, WA(Onsite)

Job Type: 6+ Months Contract

Job Description:

• We are seeking an experienced Business Continuity Analyst / Business Resilience Analyst to support an enterprise Business Continuity Management (BCM) program currently in the discovery and planning phase.

• The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience in Business Impact Analysis (BIA), operational risk assessments, dependency analysis, and Business Continuity Plan (BCP) framework development. The candidate will collaborate with business and technology stakeholders to document continuity requirements and align deliverables with enterprise crisis management and technology resiliency initiatives.

  Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a Business Continuity Analyst, Business Resilience Analyst, Business Continuity Consultant, Business Process Analyst, or in a similar enterprise role.
• Hands-on experience conducting Business Impact Analyses (BIAs).
• Strong experience defining and documenting RTO and RPO requirements.
• Demonstrated experience in operational risk assessments, including threat identification, vulnerability analysis, and risk scoring.
• Experience developing or contributing to Business Continuity Plans (BCPs) and BCP frameworks.
• Strong stakeholder interview and workshop facilitation skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with business and IT/technology teams.
• Excellent analytical, documentation, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to prepare clear, concise, executive-ready reports and presentations.
• Proficiency in Google Workspace, particularly Google Docs and Google Sheets.
• Ability to work onsite in Issaquah, WA.

• Preferred Qualifications

• Certifications such as CBCP, MBCI, AMBCI, ISO 22301 Lead Implementer, or ISO 22301 Lead Auditor.
• Familiarity with ISO 22301, NIST SP 800-34, and DRII Professional Practices.
• Experience supporting large enterprise business continuity or resilience programs.
• Experience in travel, hospitality, retail, contact center, or other customer-facing operational environments.
• Exposure to cloud infrastructure resiliency, including Microsoft Azure.
• Familiarity with data center operations, infrastructure dependencies, and enterprise risk management frameworks.

• Key Deliverables

• Business Impact Analysis (BIA) documentation.
• Critical business function and process inventory.
• Business dependency maps covering applications, infrastructure, vendors, and third parties.
• Documented RTO and RPO requirements.
• Operational risk assessment reports and scored risk registers.
• Business Continuity Plan framework components and reusable templates.
• BCP gap analysis and improvement recommendations.
• Executive-ready reports, presentations, and knowledge-transfer documentation.